Swinging gate



(No Model.)

, C. M. CLARVY.

f SWINGING GATE.

N0. 484,8471.' Patented'OOt. 25, 1892-.V

UNITED STATES EEIcE.

PATENT SWINGING GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 484,847, dated October25, 1892.

Application led May 17, 1892. Serial No. 433,312. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. CLAEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lewistown, in the county of Fergus and State of Montana,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Swinging Gates; andIdo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to improve swinging gates which areprovided with handoperated devices, whereby the gate may be opened andclosed on either sidethereof; and it consists in the improvements in thegate-operating devices to be hereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a gate embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view, on anenlarged scale, of the gate-operating devices. Fig. 4 is a detail viewshowing the gate-catch.

In the drawings, A represents the gate, which is supported from the postB by the hinges C C', the upper hinge C being by preference jointed togive it a degree of flexibility which is desirable.

The gate may be of any usual or preferred construction and can beprovided with any desired style of latch N. The catch with which thelatch engages is shown in Fig. 4. It consists of a notched plate O witha double inclined upper face. In combination with this catch-plate is aguide fiange or rib P, situated above the catch and having its centralportion curved downward from either side, as at p, directly over thenotch o in the catchplate. This iiange or rib serves to prevent thelatch from passing the notch o without entering therein, as otherwisemight be the case were the gate closed rapidly.

There may be any usual style of connecting means between thehand-operated devices by which the gate is swung and the latch,l

whereby the latter will be lifted when the gate is to be opened; butsuch means are not shown in the drawings, as they form no part of mypresent invention.

D D represent posts situated at the side of the roadway and somedistance from the gate, one on either side thereof. To the posts D arepivoted the arms or levers E, which,if desired, may be provided withdepending handles or cords e, by which to operate them.

F F are cords or other suitable connections attached at one end,respectively, to the arms E and at their opposite ends to the arms g ofa Y-shaped lever G, fulcrumed upon the top of the post B. The cords Fpass over pulleys mounted in the upper ends of the posts D. The arm g ofthe lever G extends rearwardthat is, in a direction away from the gate,and its arms g extending outward and toward thegate,beingbypreferencecurvedslightly. The fulcrum h of the lever Gr issituated at the junction of the three arms g g g'. The rear end piece@of the gate extends upward to a height equal to that of the post B, andis provided at its upper end with a cross-bar K, the outer ends of whichare connected by the cords, chains, or other connections I with the endsof the arms g of the lever G. The cross-bar K is formed of a piece offlat metal twisted in two places between its ends, so that when securedto the piece a its central portion le lies flat against the said piece,while its end portions 7c are situated in a horizontal plane. This givesto the bar great strength at the points where strength is required, andpermits it to be securely fastened to the gate-piece a. The cross-bar Kmay be secured to the gate-piece in a suitable manner; but I prefer toemploy a clevis L for this purpose, which surrounds the upper end of thepiece a and is secured at its ends to the cross-bar by nuts Z.

Instead of connecting the cords F directly with the arm g of the leverG, I connect them to the ends of short bars or plates m, preferably madeof iron. This arrangement gives a leverage to the operating devices whenthe gate is to be closed, which would not be obtainable were the cordsconnected directly with the end of the arm g', and in this respect theyare advantageous.

The parts of the gate -operating device which I have invented and hereindescribed are exceedingly simple and of such character that they can. bemade or procured in all parts of the country, as only the mostelementary knowledge and skill in wood and metal Working are required tomake the various parts.

What I claim issis IOO

1. The combination, with thegate, of a Y- shaped lever fulcrumed besidethe gate, a cross-bar or arm extending from the gate in Oppositedirections, connections between two of the arms of the lever and thesaid crossbar, and means connected with the third arm of the said leverand extending to the side of the roadway for operating the gate,substan.

cured tO the rearwardly-extending arms of the lever and extending to thesides ofthe roadway, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the gate, Of a Y- shaped lever fulcrumed besidethe gate, a cross-bar or arm extending from the gate in Oppositedirections, connections between two arms of the lever and the saidcross-bar, the bars or plates m, secured to the third arm of the lever,and the cords connected with the said bars or plates and extending toside of the roadway, substantially as set forth.

In testimony'whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES M. CLARY.

Witnesses:

EDGAR G. 'WORDEN E. W. MORRISON.

